Adolescent Final (chp 9-13)

Which of the following statements best characterizes the nature of research into adolescent sexuality?

Until recently, RESEARCHERS FOCUSED

Individuals are more likely to engage in risky behavior when they see the behavior as

a personal choice rather than an ethical dilemma

One study that used brain imaging techniques

adolescents HIGH in rejection sensitivity show a different pattern of brain activity in response to exclusion and are MORE LIKELY to develop symptoms of depression

What's the best way to conceptualize adolescent sexual development

as gradual stages of increasing intimacy

Which of the following types of parenting promotes healthy emotional autonomy in adolescents?

authoritative

In early and middle adolescence, adolescents become more _______ with respect to parents, and more _______ with respect to peers

autonomous; conformist

The psychosocial domain concerning the development and expression of independence is called

autonomy

Which of the following aspects of autonomy involves the capacity to make independent decisions and follow through with them?

behavioral autonomy

HIV is transmitted through

bodily fluids

Optimal social development during adolescence most likely requires healthy relationships with

both parents and peers

When college students were asked to rate the most important criteria for deciding when someone is ready to get married, what was the most consistently endorsed item?

capacity for intimacy

Research indicates that _______ has negative effects on adolescents' mental health, whereas _______ has positive effects

detachment: individuation

Which type of educational achievement has the most important effect on later earnings?

educational attainment

Which of the following types of autonomy refers to the aspect of independence related to changes in an individuals close relationships?

emotional autonomy

The sexual ________ of males and females may be similar, but the sexual _______ of males and females is quite different

experiences; attitudes

Adolescents who come from family environments in which parents harshly criticize, most likely develop

fear of faliure

2 characteristics of authoritative parents that positively influence their children's school performance are _________ and ________

healthy beliefs ....

Which of the following STD is caused by a virus?

herpes

Neuroimaging studies have shown that connections between different parts of the brain during adolescents cause

improved interpersonal competence

the brief expectation that one cannot influence events

learned helplesness

Friendships based on which of the following criteria are more likely to be found among adolescents than younger children

loyalty

Motivation based on the pleasure

mastery motivation

Studies of the long term consequences of adolescent parenthood indicate that the problems associates with it

may actually be greater for the mothers than for the children

Between middle and late adolescence, individuals become

more likely to weigh the long-term consequences of their choices

Which factor researchers study in connection with how homes influence adolescents level of achievement

parenting style

Achievement concerns the development of motives, capabilities, interests, and behavior that relate to ________ in evaluative situations

performance

Postconventional reasoning can also be referred to as

principled moral reasoning

Based on Sullivan's theory of interpersonal development, intimacy is first expressed in

same-sex relationships

Adolescents behave in a variety of ways within dating relationships that are usually most significantly shaped by

scripts that are learned at home and form the mass media

Even though Chloe works very hard

self handicapping

Plaget's theory of cognitive development emphasizes shifts in

the kind of reasoning that individuals use to make decisions

In contrast to Sullivan's claims about adolescent friendships, more current research has found that

the number of same-sex intimate friends adolescents have tends to increase or stay the same as they make opposite-sex intimate friends

"Sexual socialization" refers to

the way in which an individual is exposed to and educated about sexuality

Which of the following statements about girls in middle adolescence is true?

their friendships are fragile

Research into sexual activity among adolescents has found that

there is wide variation in what activities adolescents count as sex

What would a social scientist find useful about NAEP data

It allows social scientists to see how the performance

Comprehensive sex ed has which of the following elements

It must teach adolescents how to refuse unwanted sex and avoid unintended sex

Who is likely to attain the most occupational success

Karen, who has a masters degree

Which of the following statements about parent-adolescent communication about sex is true?

Parents assume

According to one study from Furman and Simon on which person's behavior does an internal working model of relationships have the greatest effect?

Sarah, an adolescent girl